Homeward Bound

Sat at Sydney Airport’s business club lounge, drink in one hand, wireless internet in the other, an hour and a half to go before we’re in the air.

God knows what we’re going to be greated with when we get back, last news I had was that Manchester Airport had reopened, but big problems on the road with Rochdale Council due to run out of grit before we get back (not that they do any but the main roads anymore so my estate will be treacherous.)

Also got to hope that the car will start after a month sat in the dismal British weather. (Granted we had thunderstorms last night, when we got here there were warnings of fire risks, now parts of NSW are flooded)

12 Responses to “Homeward Bound”

Ahhh Monks. My chilled bones have just got a warm glow knowing how gutted you are to be coming back any way, but especially being greeted with a full bore winter. See, you shouldn’t have spent your whole time abroad slagging off England – it’s getting it’s own back now.

All I can say is that I don’t envy you. It was treachorous enough trying to get through it on a mountain bike this morning. Thought I’d try it as the car has been struggling. Wouldn’t like to be landing a plane in it.

You don’t half talk a load of drivel!!! Haven’t bothered to put a jumper on yet, slightly chilly but nothing like all the doom-and-gloom on the news.

Admittedly it took me a while to get into the car and then a while longer to get it started, but the snow on the ground (including driving past your abode) hasn’t been a problem so long as you take it easy.

Hats off to you for having had the balls (I assume they froze off during the trip) to cycle in to work though.

NO you haven’t bothered with a jumper cos you’ve got your own padding remember.

‘the snow on the ground (including driving past your abode) hasn’t been a problem so long as you take it easy.’

That’s because you’re driving through the easy stuff. It hasn’t snowed since Monday. The councils have been out ploughing and gritting the roads as well (in Royton any way). Otherwise you’d probably have got stuck at the bottom of our brew like 90% of the people trying to get up it a few days ago. At one point an ambulance had to be bailed out by a tractor – that is until the tractor gave up and the mountain rescue land rover had to get them out.

Make your mind up, one minute the weather is so bleak that the car is struggling so you feel compelled to use your bike, next – when someone else has overcome this supposed obstacle – that it isn’t really that bad.

As you say, I wasn’t here on Monday, but going off the news you’d think that the new ice age had arrived and the whole of the country was impassable without a team of huskies and dressing like the Michellin man. Take this example from yesterday http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk or this one from today http://news.bbc.co.uk

Iain, sorry Bruce, sorry Judas. I was basing my judgement on ‘empirical’ knowledge. Real life. Like I said nothing changes with you. You can’t blame me for your gullible need to have to be told by the internet what to think. As for the two links you use to back up your waffle. Surprised that the papers are exaggerating? Are you for real? WTF?

Make your mind up, one minute the weather is so bleak that the car is struggling so you feel compelled to use your bike, next – when someone else has overcome this supposed obstacle – that it isn’t really that bad.

Oh sorry Iain, I mean Bruce er Judas, forgive me I wasn’t aware you were in Royton when that happened. According to your excellent site you were still sat in Mulletsville or were you making that up as well? I still stand by what I said.

Turning up days later after everyone has sorted it for you and claiming it’s easy is about right for you. I know you hold my abilities in high esteem deep down but telling future isn’t one of them, sorry. As for getting over supposed obstacles aren’t you the one who lost control of your car on a mildly damp roundabout and had to have time off with stress to get over it?

Sorry, I was basing my comments on ’emperical’ knowledge having driven past your house, I also passed comment on the news coverage and it’s inaccuracy. What the conditions were like at other times I have only your word for (which on ’emperical’ evidence is deluded)

For further delusion on your part see your final commment, I think you’ll find that the stress was there before I lost control of the car, fact. The stress contributed to the cause of the accident, IMO.

You haven’t provided any evidence, only your own opinion (which is what I believe to be deluded)

The ’emperical’ evidence is that when I drove past your house, the conditions were better there than some of the other places I had driven that day, as I said what the conditions were before that I have only your word for.

So it’s like I said you are talking about something you weren’t even there to see at the time. As for other places being worse, can I refer you to my earlier comment – ‘The councils have been out ploughing and gritting the roads as well (in Royton any way)’. Which coroborates what you found. Thanks for proving my point – AGAIN